Pitchfork Music Festival 2022: Day 3 photo gallery

The Roots, Toro Y Moi, Earl Sweatshirt, Noname perform during the Union Park fest’s final day, a day of mild temperatures and occasional rain.

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The Roots close out the Pitchfork Music Festival on Sunday night at Union Park.

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The final day of Pitchfork Music Fest started with a slow trickle of people, not unlike Friday’s under-capacity response to the nonstop rain.

Though tickets were available all weekend, the weather didn’t help bring in the crowds that normally pack the event year after year. Mud lingered on the Union Park grounds on a humid Sunday when rain fell sporadically and the sun was seldom seen.

The change of pace did have silver lining, allowing for shorter lines and access to copious food vendors and the festival features including the Backstage DashPass with in-person artist interviews and meet and greets, as well as the Purple Parlor offering DJ sets and a lounge vibe.

Here’s a look at the sights and sounds at Pitchfork’s final day, with a roster that included hip-hop veterans and “Tonight Show” house band The Roots, Chicago’s own rapper/poet Noname and alt hip-hop creator Earl Sweatshirt.

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Drummer Amir “Questlove” Thompson performs during Sunday’s set by the Roots at the Pitchfork Music Festival.

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Rapper Black Thought performs with the Roots on Sunday at the Pitchfork Music Festival.

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The Roots’ guitarist Kirk Douglas performs with the band Sunday at the Pitchfork Music Festival.

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Toro Y Moi performs on the Red Stage on day three of the Pitchfork Music Festival at Union Park,

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Toro Y Moi performs at the Pitchfork Music Festival.

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Earl Sweatshirt performs Sunday on day three of the Pitchfork Music Festival at Union Park

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Fans snap their fingers to a song as Earl Sweatshirt performs at the Pitchfork Music Festival.

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Attendees in ponchos enjoy their beverages during one of the rainy stretches Sunday at the Pitchfork Music Festival in Union Park.

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Chicago rapper/poet Noname performs Sunday at the Pitchfork Music Festival in Union Park.

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Fans cheer as Noname performs Sunday at the Pitchfork Music Festival.

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Footprints accumulate in the mud after Sunday’s rain at the Pitchfork Music Festival.

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A Pitchfork Music Festival attendee dances with a hula hoop Sunday at Union Park.

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People look over vinyl for sale at the Pitchfork Music Festival on Sunday.

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